CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LAW/ETHICS REQUIREMENT
Presenter: Steven Frankel, PhD
This 2-hour program discusses the types of questions that psychologists pose when they contact attorneys with requests regarding risk management, best practices, responses to threats and already-filed law suits and licensing board complaints.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Atendees will learn:
1. The three most frequent complaints made against psychologists to licensing boards
2. The status of malpractice suits filed against psychologists
3. The status of “no harm contracts” with potentially suicidal patients/clients
4. Risks associated with psychology practice in “small” communities.
SCHEDULE
• 6:00pm: Registration/check-in, socializing
• 6:30-6:45: Introduction and overview
• 6:45-7:30: High-frequency complaints against psychologists – licensing boards and lawsuits and recent developments in California law
• 7:15-7:45: The problem with no-harm contracts and how to deal with suicidality
• 7:45-8:00: Practicing in a “small community”
• 8:00-8:30: Q/A
DINNER CHOICES (comes with Salad and Dessert):
01) ½ Roasted Organic Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus and Rosemary Natural Jus.
02) Grilled Portobello Mushroom and Spring Onions with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus and Romesco Sauce.
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ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Steve Frankel, PhD is an ABPP Certified Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and an Attorney at Law, who practices both professions in San Francisco’s East Bay. A past Director of Clinical Training and current Clinical Prof. of Psychology at USC, he began recognizing childhood trauma in his adult patient case-load in 1980 and has specialized in working with that population ever since. He joined the Int’l. Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation in the 1990s and was the consultant to the Trauma Program at Del Amo Hospital from 1993 until 2001. He was President of the ISSTD in 2002 and has been active in developing and teaching courses in law/ethics and trauma treatment as well as publishing chapters and articles in books and professional journals. As an attorney, he represents health care professionals involved in licensing board actions and consults with mental health colleagues facing a variety of legal challenges. He developed Practice Legacy Program, LLC, for transitioning practices of colleagues upon retirement, death or disability, and has spearheaded an effort to protect health care professionals who suffer from degenerative neuro-cogntive disorders from ending their careers with licensing board actions. He received the California Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession in 2015.
References:
Bernstein, E., & Hartsell, T. (2008) The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z Guide to Responsible Practice, 2nd Edition: New York, Wiley.
Lewis, S. (2016) Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians: Best Practices for Avoiding Litigation, Complaints and Malpractice. Aux Claire, WI., PESI Publishing and Media
Pope, K. & Vasquez, M. (2016) Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide, 5th Edition. New York: Wiley.